Daily Update: WWE sale notes, new NXT match, Impact Against All Odds
Daily Update
Latest News:
- WWE draws giant ratings for Raw after WrestleMania 39
- WWE’s John Cena to have role in ‘Barbie’ movie
- Join us Memorial Day weekend: Dave Meltzer & Bryan Alvarez Q&A
- Billy Corgan thinks most heat around NWA champion Tyrus is ‘political’
- Charlotte Flair reportedly taking time off from WWE
- Report: Jay White not expected to sign with WWE
- Seven matches announced for AEW Dark
- Dragon Lee to face Nathan Frazer on WWE NXT
- Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, Rhea Ripley set for WWE SmackDown
- Vince McMahon was fully in charge of WWE Raw
- WWE Raw video highlights: Brock Lesnar demolishes Cody Rhodes
- Women’s Tag Team title match set for next week’s WWE Raw
- Brock Lesnar destroys Cody Rhodes on WWE Raw after WrestleMania
- Matt Riddle returns to WWE on Raw after WrestleMania
- AEW Dark Elevation results: The Gunns vs. The Infantry title eliminator match
- Bad Bunny put through a table on WWE Raw
- Triple H assures fans ‘the WWE that you love is going nowhere’
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
Highlights include:
- Records that will be set during WrestleMania weekend
- Match by match previews, odds, and what are the goals of the matches
- Ticket sales for the six major shows in Los Angeles this week
- Notes on NXT and AEW doing major shows on the same day on 5/28 and background of that story
- A look at the career of Tim White, going into the Hall of Fame
- Stand & Deliver and Supercard of Honor previews
- Secondary market interest in all of the shows
- Update on WWE sale
- Update on Vince McMahon as it pertains to WrestleMania and the sale
- A look at the careers of Anderson Silva and Donald Cerrone as they go into the UFC Hall of Fame
- Full coverage of this past week’s UFC show, business notes, problems that seem to always be there in Texas and why
- Notes on the first AAA TripleMania show of 2023 and the AEW relationship, the tag team tournament that will lead to a mask or hair being cut, another mask match, a celebrity match that has gotten mainstream news in Mexico and a funny story behind it, and more.
- How many homes are the major stations that carry wrestling and MMA in as compared to the peak
- The most detailed look at the ratings for the past week’s shows, competition, quarter hours, the weekly standings and more
- 80th anniversary of pro wrestling in one of the major arenas in the world coming up this weekend
- Wrestler whose matches are now not being put up new on YouTube and why
- Kairi talks AEW & WWE talent she’d like to work with
- Stardom Cinderella tournament news and new major matches
- Lots of injuries to major stars being talked about
- Konosuke Takeshita returns to Japan this past week to team with former WWE star
- Mark Hitchock Memorial show with top matches
- XPW returns
- RevPro York Hall big show notes
- Bloodsport notes including the first match back of Kota Ibushi
- Impact dealing with key injuries and crowning one or two new champions
- Impact star competing in a bodybuilding contest this week
- Impact uses former NHL star who has been doing indie shows
- Tons of AEW news including Jon Moxley’s podcast interview, C.M. Punk’s potential return, next PPV show
- Don Callis injury update
- Notes on timing of a major return
- Tony Khan’s view of ROH compared to AEW and who ROH is aimed for
- Honor Club update
- AEW All Access first episode looked at
- AEW’s top merchandise sellers
- Tony Khan on MJF as a babyface
- Vickie Guerrero talks leaving AEW
- International TV ratings and streaming numbers
- New UFC main events
- Fighter attempts to win title in third weight class
- Benavidez vs. Plant boxing numbers and what percentage of AEW & WWE big show buyers purchased that PPV
- MMA stars in major boxing event this week
- Promotion with its own unique audience with 91 percent of TV viewers not watching any rival promotion on TV
- Nick Khan talks TV rights
- What Nick Khan says are the most important things to WWE
- Rey Mysterio’s future and how long he wants to wrestle
- Update on Dominik Mysterio
- Interesting note on Rey Mysterio’s career
- Ronda Rousey talks creative and not in flattering way
- A look at new WWE recruits
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- WWE’s stock today closed at $97.25, a four-year high.
- According to Forbes, Vince McMahon’s net value has swelled to $3.1 billion dollars since the sale was announced, making $198 million in the last 24 hours.
- Forbes also has an article on how the UFC/WWE merger would be tax-free for shareholders.
- In a press release, the Ademi LLP law firm announced they are investigating WWE over “possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Endeavor.”
- Eric Bischoff talked to TMZ Sports about the WWE sale.
- An angle shot on social media had Wes Lee accept a challenge from Axiom at the airport for Tuesday’s NXT.
- On Raw Talk Monday night, Matt Camp announced that Rhea Ripley will be a guest on this week’s edition of The Bump. Gunther will also be on the show.
- Entertainment Tonight covered the Bad Bunny angle on Monday’s Raw.
- PWInsider noted that names backstage at WrestleMania include Buff Bagwell, Alexa Bliss, and actor Sarah Michelle-Gellar. Melina was backstage at SmackDown and the WWE Hall of Fame.
- Finn Balor shared more pictures of the damage from WrestleMania.
- Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, and Bianca Belair were on the Today Show on Monday following WrestleMania.
- Sol Ruca revealed on Instagram that she was the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnamoji at WrestleMania.
- Matches and segments added to WWE’s YouTube today include The Usos vs. The Dudley Boyz from the April 4, 2016 episode of Raw, Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar discussing the end of The Undertaker’s streak on the April 7, 2014 edition of Raw, and RK-Bro and Finn Balor vs. The Usos and Austin Theory on the April 4, 2022 episode of Raw.
- Mattel has a livestream of their new WCW Monday Nitro entrance stage.
AEW
- This week’s AEW Road To, focusing on FTR vs. The Gunns in a title vs. AEW career match.
- In an interview with TVLine, Heels star Stephen Amell said that CM Punk will be “more involved” in the upcoming second season of the TV show.
- This week’s Sammy Guevara vlog.
- MJF has announced rules for Wednesday’s “MJF Day”.
Other Wrestling
- Impact announced that Against All Odds will take place on June 10 in Columbus, Ohio.
- Former WWE star Eva Marie has signed a new fitness deal with TYR Sport.
- Sam Adonis has replaced real1 (Enzo Amore) in the upcoming MLW War Chamber match.
- On a recent episode of The Wise Men, Kevin Kiley Jr. (Alex Riley) said his recent eye surgery was a success.